Ariane 5 ECA Dual Launch with NSS-12 & THOR-6

October 29, 2009 - Kourou Space Center.
The sixth Ariane 5 flight of 2009 marked another success for this heavy-lift launcher today, carrying the first satellite launched by Arianespace for Telenor Satellite Broadcasting AS THOR 6, along with the 32nd spacecraft from the SES group of companies entrusted for an Ariane launch NSS-12.
Lifting off on time at 5:00 p.m. from the Spaceport in French Guiana, the Ariane 5 deployed the two television broadcast satellites during a mission lasting 31 minutes. It was the 48th flight of an Ariane 5 and its 34th success in a row.
Ariane 5s payload lift performance for the daytime flight was a total of 9,515 kg., which included a combined total of approximately 8,700 kg. for the NSS-12 and THOR 6 spacecraft, plus the launch vehicles dual-passenger dispenser system and satellite integration hardware.

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